Daniel Lakin was a

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recipient in the

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from 1861–1865

US Navy

Lakin enlisted in the

from

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on 15 October 1861. For his actions at the

Joint Expedition Against Franklin The Joint Expedition Against Franklin was a joint engagement between the United States Army and Navy against the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The engagement was intended to move Union forces into an area where Confedera ...

while serving aboard , Lakin was promoted from

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(date-of-rank 25 October 1862) and received the

on 3 April 1863. The citation therefor reads:

On board the U.S.S. ''Commodore Perry'' in the attack upon Franklin, Va., 3 October 1862. With enemy fire raking the deck of his ship and blockades thwarting her progress, Lakin remained at his post and performed his duties with skill and courage as the ''Commodore Perry'' fought a gallant battle to silence many rebel batteries as she steamed down the Blackwater River.

Lakin was promoted to acting

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on 18 August 1864, and was

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a year later on 25 September 1865.

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